‘Mandalorian And Grogu’ Tumbles Out Of Top 5 After 61% Drop At Box Office

BusinessHollywood & Entertainment‘Mandalorian And Grogu’ Tumbles Out Of Top 5 After 61% Drop At Box OfficeByTim Lammers,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment.Follow AuthorJun 06, 2026, 05:14pm EDTJun 06, 2026, 05:15pm EDTPedro Pascal in "The Mandalorian and Grogu."Disney+/Lucasfilm Ltd.Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’s box office woes are continuing after the film dives another 61% in business and drops out of the domestic top five in its third weekend in theaters.Directed by Jon Favreau, the feature film continuation of the hit Disney+ TV series had a soft opening at the box office over the four-day Memorial Day weekend May 22-25, debuting with the lowest opening of any Disney-backed Star Wars movie since the release of the blockbuster first chapter of the sequel trilogy, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens in 2015.Forbes‘Michael’ Arrives On Streaming This Week As Michael Jackson Movie Eyes Music Biopic RecordBy Tim LammersAs such, The Mandalorian and Grogu earned $98 million domestically over Memorial Day weekend, falling $5 million short of the $103 million Solo: A Star Wars Story earned over the same four-day weekend period eight years ago. In the film’s second weekend, The Mandalorian and Grogu suffered a catastrophic drop of 69% in business from its opening three-day frame.Unfortunately for Disney, things are going from bad to worse in the Mando and Grogu movie’s third weekend in theaters. Deadline projects that the film is heading for a $9.5 million take in its third weekend frame, a 61% drop in business from its disastrous second weekend dive for a sixth place finish at this weekend’s domestic box office.MORE FOR YOUShould the projection hold, it will boost The Mandalorian and Grogu’s running domestic tally to $155.3 million. ForbesWhy He-Man’s History Won’t Help ‘Masters Of The Universe’ Opening WeekendBy Tim LammersThe latest Star Wars feature film — s...